Ex-NCA Officer Must Repay $2.4M for Bitcoin He Stole When It Was Worth $77K

DecryptSeptember 30, 2026 · 3:34 PM2 min read

Paul Chowles took 50 BTC from a Silk Road 2.0 seizure in 2017. Prosecutors have now valued the theft at more than 30 times that.

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Paul Chowles took 50 BTC from a Silk Road 2.0 seizure in 2017. Prosecutors have now valued the theft at more than 30 times that.

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